Niños de Guatemala Sign
If I started a series about the NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) headquartered in La Antigua Guatemala, one per day, I could probably …
Pues sí tú, Manolo!
Pues, what better way to explain one of the most confusing word-expressions in the Spanish language than to tell you about Manolo, …
The French are Coming!
Did I miss a fútbol (Soccer) game today, or what? I know Bistrot Cinq is a French bistro on 4a calle oriente …
May 18th: International Museums Day in Guatemala
If you are in Guatemala this weekend, you can visit all public and most private museums for free. May 18th is the …
Esquisuchil Tree Sign at Vivero La Escalonia
This is the technical data sign in front of the Esquisuchil Tree or Tree of Santo Hermano Pedro. Come back tomorrow for …
Yearning for a Better Future!
Don’t we all? ¡Sí se puede! (Yes we can!) 😉
Canto por los Derechos Humanos Concert in La Antigua Guatemala
The poster above is about a concert promoting the Human Rights in Guatemala. The concert was held in La Antigua Guatemala’s Central …
Private Property Not For Sale
As the U.S. real estate market plummets, especially the sub-prime real estate, the Guatemalan real estate market grows even healthier, especially in …
José María Magaña Juárez Sign
Sometimes just showing a sign can be considered a political act. Today’s photo about one particular architect’s sign falls under the political …
Hooyab Fine Jewelry Sign
Today we resume the sign fetish series. How do you get this vigorous red color? First you find red wall looking west …
Prepare your payment to enter La Antigua Guatemala
All the weekends of Lent (Cuaresma) and during the Holy Week La Municipalidad de La Antigua Guatemala (Municipality or City Hall) imposes …
La Peña de Sol Latino Sign
Sol Latino is a band that plays mostly Andean and Latin American music. For a long time Sol Latino wonder around the different venues and bar/restaurant circuit in La Antigua Guatemala. Eventually, they managed to get an investor to open up a restaurant-bar so they could have their own stage where to play every night. La Peña de Sol Latino became their home base; thus, they needed to wonder no more.
Which Way to Turn?
Here’s a hypothetical question for you. In Guatemala, who has the right of way among these options: pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle, car, bus, truck, eighteen-wheeler truck? If you plan to visit Guatemala, you must know the answer before you arrive.
Pirujos Locos of Roy.Com in Antigua
Are pirujos and shucos sandwiches getting out of hand? Come on, who can eat a sandwich this big. Just to clarify, the …
Signs: Only in Guatemala
No Food, No Cameras, No Guns, No Backpackers and No Private Guards inside, the sign reads. Only in Guatemala you can find this kind of signs (I think). Guns are a big trouble, you know; people do crazy things with them and not only in Guatemala; naked guns are worn in the belts like cellphones or keychains; even banks and offices have an unusual piece of furniture to deposit customers’ guns at the entrance. Certainly Guatemala is not the only gun-crazy country in the world, nevertheless, it sad to see signs like the one above, captured at Angelina’s Doorway.
My condolences to the families and friends of the students who lost their lives yesterday in Illinois. 🙁